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Here’s some good news for all of you Firefox fans out there using an Android device. The Android version of the latest version of Mozilla’s browser is finally here. And it promises a lot of interesting features. First of all, I must tell you that it’s already available on the Android Market here, so just [...]
While the screen may be the biggest power hog on most mobile devices out there, the runner-up would have to be data connectivity. Over the past week I’ve been running some tests on my Android phone, the results were just as you’d guess. With the data connection disabled, standby battery life nearly tripled; the life [...]
If you downloaded the previous Froyo update from Samsung for the Epic 4g, then you probably had your share of problems. The last update was full of bugs, glitches, and application crashes. Samsung now has fixed their mistakes, and the new update comes without the same baggage as the old one. Sprint has started rolling [...]
When you are recording yourself through Facetime on your smartphone, wouldn’t it be easier if you could do it hands free? Satarii is an independent group of product designers that has literally been working out of their garage. What they’ve done is created an auto-rotating stand that will fit your iPhone, iPod Touch, and some [...]
Today Amazon launched their new AppStore for Android. Already, the AppStore has caught the attention of thousands, including Apple; who just filed a lawsuit against Amazon for using the trademark name “App Store.” Launch day makes available 3,800 apps, which pales in contrast to the Android Market’s 200,000+. But, the Amazon AppStore has some exclusive [...]
39 Billion Dollars, that is the price that AT&T has agreed to pay to Deutsche Telekom for T-Mobile. The purchase won’t happen immediately as the regulators will need to approve it however, we can expect things to close up in 12 months. According to AT&T’s plans, this merger will result in 95% coverage of the [...]
Adobe has officially announced that the new version of Flash Player for Android, 10.2, is now available. It can already be downloaded on the Android Market here. The new player promises a full web browsing experience, without any empty pages. Even if Steve Jobs has expressed his skepticism concerning how useful Flash would be on a [...]
I was originally going to write a post called “the 250 GB iPhone” in tribute to the 250 GB in free space I’ve received in SugarSync referrals*. My plan: Upload my entire iTunes library to my SugarSync account and use SugarSync’s iPhone app to listen to my jamz from my 50+ GB collection no matter [...]
When something is messed up on your Android device, a factory reset can be used as a quick-fix method. A factory reset is also an easy way to uninstall unwanted mods, updates, and clear out custom settings. Resetting an Android phone will set it back to it’s initial condition, just like it was when you [...]
Did you know that on most smartphones, whenever you take a picture there is location information stored in the image file? This is feature is called GeoTagging and it has been available since GPS was first built into personal cameras. The original purpose of GeoTagging was to allow photographers to automatically figure out exactly where [...]
Android is a groovy operating system, but I often think think that manufacturers are given too much leeway in terms of how much of their own software they can ship on the devices. Samsung is no exception, and because of this it can take a few extra steps to get your phone completely up to [...]
What version of software is your Android device running? If you haven’t updated recently, there might be a new version available! Typically your phone carrier will provide Over-the-Air (OTA) updates so that you can upgrade automatically and wirelessly. You could drive to your carrier’s brick & mortar store to have them update it, or you [...]
Do you know which experts to call in every possible emergency? You might, but chances are you don’t have their phone numbers memorized or stored in your contacts. In the U.S. there is 911 emergency dispatch, but for some problems it might be better to go straight to the emergency line of a specific organization. [...]
A groovy reader recently wrote to us in an email: “Hi groovy guys, I recently updated my Samsung Epic 4G to Froyo, Android 2.2.1. Since the update my screen orientation has been messed up. It takes about 4-8 seconds for it to change orientation, and I usually have to also shake the phone for it [...]
